Barbara R. Snyder, president of Case Western Reserve University (OH), was elected chair of ACE's Board of Directors today at ACE2018, the Council's 100th Annual Meeting. Mark P. Becker, president of Georgia State University, was elected vice chair.

ACE today awarded Renu Khator, chancellor of the University of Houston System and president of the University of Houston, with the 2018 Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award during the opening plenary of ACE2018.

The award was created to recognize institutions that have responded to higher education challenges in innovative and creative ways and achieved dramatic changes in a relatively brief period. It includes a $10,000 prize.

LaMarr A. Smith, a health claims representative and business student from Buffalo, and Justin Darnall, a Marine veteran and aspiring aerospace engineer from Denver, will be presented with the honor at ACE2018.

We urge congressional leaders in both chambers: Come back to the table, do not allow extraneous issues to hold Dreamers hostage to a political face-off, and redouble your efforts to reach a bipartisan compromise.

ACE announced today that Judith S. White, president and executive director of HERS, will receive the 2018 Donna Shavlik Award. The award will be presented at ACE2018, ACE’s 100th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.

We strongly support the bipartisan efforts of a number of members of Congress, including Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), to forge a long-term legislative solution to permanently protect hundreds of thousands of Dreamers.

Sept. 5, 2017—ACE responds to Trump administration's reported announcement to rescind the Obama-era program designed to protect so-called Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as young children.

June 16, 2017—ACE responds to the Trump administration's announcement to continue the Obama-era program designed to protect so-called Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as young children.

May 1, 2017—The budget agreement released today demonstrates strong, bipartisan support for the students and families our colleges and universities serve, and for the advancement of medical and scientific research.

Nov. 9, 2017—I join more than 4,000 college and university presidents and other higher education leaders across the country in wishing President-elect Trump well as he prepares to embark on his term in January and address the many challenges facing our nation at home and abroad.

Sept. 21, 2016—Statement by ACE President Molly Corbett Broad on the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions' new review policy, which will further scrutinize institutions with low graduation rates.

Sept. 21, 2016—Statement by ACE President Molly Corbett Broad and ACE Board Chair John J. DeGioia, President of Georgetown University, on the NCAA's diversity and gender equity pledge released Sept. 21.

June 14, 2016—Statement of ACE President Molly Corbett Broad on the Death of St. Cloud State University President Earl Potter, whose passing represents an enormous loss to SCSU and all of higher education.

May 17, 2016—Colleges and universities are major employers in many communities around the country, offering stable jobs with good wages and benefits to millions of individuals from many professions and walks of life.

2015

Nov. 5, 2015—There is no question that accreditors are being called upon to watch institutions—especially low-performing schools—more carefully and the Department of Education’s action comes in response to that imperative.

Oct. 2, 2015—The establishment of GEDWorks™ and the partnership between GED Testing Service and some of the nation’s largest employers marks a significant step toward our goal of expanding the pipeline of adult learners equipped to compete in today’s global economy.

Oct. 23, 2015—Margaret Spellings is an experienced leader who helped set a national higher education agenda around affordability and accountability, and she now brings that experience to the University of North Carolina.

Sept. 14, 2015—The White House has announced that the federal government allow students to apply for financial aid based on their family’s income from two years earlier instead of the immediately previous year, a concept known as “prior-prior year.”

Feb. 12, 2015—This report contains an in-depth examination of how the federal oversight of higher education has expanded and evolved over the years and offers a set of recommendations aimed at streamlining and simplifying regulations.